Authenticity questioned in Caitlyn Jenner’s memecoin promotion

Olympian and media personality Caitlyn Jenner’s X account has been promoting a self-named memecoin launched through token launchpad Pump.fun, sparking a debate on social media about whether her account has been hacked or not.

$Jenner no deep fakes. All real crypto. $113.5M volume in just over 4 hours.
Trade here: https://t.co/SiYwteBGkv pic.twitter.com/gyobXOddzI

— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) May 27, 2024

On Sunday afternoon, Jenner’s X handle tweeted a link to the meme token, encouraging followers to share their favorite memecoins. In subsequent tweets and a Twitter Space session, the account insisted it had not been hacked, with Jenner apparently participating and her manager responding to questions:

Here is Sophia Hutchins, my manager, rest assured. I have not been hacked and keep sending this to the moon. I’m out on the golf course enjoying my Sunday and I will not be going live in spaces today. My team is managing this launch. it is authentic. Keep it up